diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e6d98c5..d166b2a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ build
 !lama_cleaner/app/build
 dist/
 lama_cleaner.egg-info/
+venv/
diff --git a/lama_cleaner/helper.py b/lama_cleaner/helper.py
index 74a75ba..2deaf9c 100644
--- a/lama_cleaner/helper.py
+++ b/lama_cleaner/helper.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def numpy_to_bytes(image_numpy: np.ndarray, ext: str) -> bytes:
 
 def pil_to_bytes(pil_img, ext: str, exif=None) -> bytes:
     with io.BytesIO() as output:
-        pil_img.save(output, format=ext, exif=exif)
+        pil_img.save(output, format=ext, exif=exif, quality=95)
         image_bytes = output.getvalue()
     return image_bytes